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1. The Raid: Redemption
2. Shut Up And Play The Hits
3. Nobody Walks
4. Smashed
5. Beasts of the Southern Wild
6. Magic Mike
7. Simon Killer
8. Chronicle
9. Cabin In The Woods
10. Sleepwalk With Me
Notable: The Avengers, Wanderlust, Compliance, Sound Of My Voice, Safety Not Guaranteed
Reviews here (http://modage.tumblr.com/post/26344949166/2012-films-so-far-this-year).
I'm not much of a list-maker these days, but I'll say some of the movies that have popped into my head as the one's I've liked the most so far this year. No order.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Amour
Beyond the Hills (Cristian Mungiu's new movie)
Compliance
Sun Don't Shine
Killer Joe
Eden (I just liked it okay at first, but I keep thinking about it because of a few really powerful moments; I wonder what I'd think if I saw it again...)
Beauty is Embarrassing
Attenberg
Sound of My Voice
Hmm, I saw all those movies at film festivals. I haven't really being going out to the regular movies that much this year. I also don't keep a log of the movies I've seen and I have a terrible memory. It's completely likely that there was something I saw and loved but can't remember right now.
Yeah, I knew that 8/10 of mine were all from Sundance & SXSW. But didn't realize till just now that 5/10 aren't even out yet.
Holy shit, have we really been doing this for ten years?
I recently saw two norwegian films - Headhunters and Turn Me On Dammit. Loved both.
Also loved Safety Not Guaranteed.
And Moonrise Kingdom.
Good summer for these kinda counter programming movies; can't say any of them has blown me away but I liked that indie and foreign films have drifted to a place where they're truly alternatives to the studio ones.
This list is strictly only movies I've seen in the theater this year (moved to a bigger city, so many more opportunities to see good things):
1. Killer Joe
2. The Master
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. Looper
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. The Avengers
7. Cabin in the Woods
8. Dredd
Still want to see:
Seven Psychopaths
Sound of My Voice
Sleepwalk with Me
Safety Not Guaranteed
This year or last?
Tyrannosaur
Kill List
The Intouchables
1. lincoln
2. the turin horse
3. not fade away
4. bernie & killer joe (tie)
5. the kid with a bike
6. the deep blue sea
7. the hobbit
8. this is not a film
9. the master
10. zero dark thirty
1. The Master & Spring Breakers (tie)
3. Chronicle
4. Bernie
5. Lawless
6. Seven Psychopaths
7. Killer Joe
Not a great year on the whole, though a couple masterpieces up top.
I really can't wait to talk about Spring Breakers with y'all.
Quote from: socketlevel on November 03, 2012, 05:59:43 PM
I really can't wait to talk about Spring Breakers with y'all.
Damn i really wanna see it. How can i accomplish that!?
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Quote from: socketlevel on November 03, 2012, 05:59:43 PM
I really can't wait to talk about Spring Breakers with y'all.
Damn i really wanna see it. How can i accomplish that!?
my best guess would be a festival near ya, I saw it at TIFF then rushed a second screening near the end of the festival.
it will probably be release next spring break in theatres.
fuck your calendar, where the fuck is it on the internet?
find it in the fourth dimension.
1. The Master
2. The Hunt
3. Killing Them Softly
4. Amour
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. The Raid
7. Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 & 2
8. Looper
9. Side By Side
10. Moonrise Kingdom
11. Brave
12. Argo
There is still heaps of shit I haven't seen though.
I don't know how in-order these are, but so far...
1. The Master
2. Looper
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. Moonrise Kingdom
5. Sound of my Voice
6. The Raid: Redemption
7. Cloud Atlas
8. Wreck-it Ralph
9. Sightseers
10. Cabin in the Woods
In order of appreciation:
The one about Scientology
Sinister
The Comedy
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
We Need To Talk About Kevin
The Cabin In The Woods
The Dark Knight Rises
God Bless America
Flight
Dark Horse
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In order of appreciation:
Sinister
This is a real question: Is this a joke?
Sinister was great. Kind of fizzles out, but a really solid, suspensful horror flick with some memorable imagery. I would probably put it in my top ten as well, though not at number 2.
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Quote from: Reelist on November 15, 2012, 05:11:32 PM
In order of appreciation:
Sinister
This is a real question: Is this a joke?
Nope. Sinister is the best horror film I've seen in YEARS. It's The Shining for the new millenium. The only problem I had with it was a few of the cheap jump scares, but even those worked, it was really how obviously they used the sound effects that bothered me.
Polka made a good call on that one. I'm gonna watch anything he recommends from now on. Cheech and Chong, Bill and Ted, Harold and Kumar, Tim and Eric, ANYTHING.
I've never even heard of it, I'm always up for good horror. I still need to watch the orphanage as well. maybe i should do a double bill and get my fear on.
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5. The Dark Knight Rises
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In order of appreciation:
The Dark Knight Rises
This is a real question. Is this a joke?
Seriously though, TDKR will get my xixax vote for worst movie of the year. It opened on my birthday and made me wish I was never born.
I'm sorry to hear that, it was my favorite of the trilogy. Yup, I decided this. I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker though. You guys don't gotta pay too much credence to my tastes, as you already know.
What is it exactly that made you hate The Master so much? Last time I ask.
Obviously, a person's taste is hard to argue with, but Sinister was one of the worst movies I've seen in years and the closest I've come to leaving a movie I paid for in a long time.
It started interesting, but quickly reverted to obvious and cliched, then headed into laughably bad territory, and in the last few minutes just hung out in "plain old boring".
Other than the very beginning (which I liked), what made it enjoyable for you, Polka? (I'm not going to bite on Reelist's "Shining for the new millennium" troll bait... sorry)
The characters were all so poorly written and after the first twenty minutes, it became a bunch of 90s-esque Marilyn Manson music video scare-montages...
bleh, this conversation is probably best for another thread.
The actual "Home Movies" were EXTREMELY effective, I thought. The way they were staged and filmed made them genuinely chilling when they could easily have been laughable in less competent hands. Ethan Hawke was at his Ethan-Hawkiest. I felt like they did a solid job illustrating his obsession with his work, and with recapturing his prior success, that justified his otherwise sketchy motivations. I don't know. I liked it a lot, but it starts to fall apart in my hand when I poke at it too much.
Amour
Dark Horse
Barbara
The Master (I think this review (http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/notebook-reviews-paul-thomas-andersons-the-master) is pretty spot on)
Cosmopolis
The Imposter
Everything I've heard of Amour, it sounds amazing, but I have a grandmother in very late stage Alzheimer's right now, so it'll probably be a few years before I can bring myself to watch it.
I really think it's the best movie I've seen from the past ten years, but it was also one of the most uncomfortable films I've ever sat through and I'm pretty jaded by this point. I was surprised how emotionally affected I was. So yeah, highly recommended but seriously give yourself a cushion. I don't have a situation like that in my life currently but those thoughts were running through my head as I was watching -- what if this were happening in my life now? Could I bear this? I can't imagine seeing it if it'd hit any closer to home.
So Far This Year I Have Yet To See The Following Movies And This Is Just A List From Titles Available On Netflix Streaming
Deep Blue Sea
The Loneliest Planet
Oslo, August 31st
Post Mortem
Elena
I Wish
Crazy Eyes
Virginia
Get the Gringo
The Yellow Sea
Life Without Principle
Keyhole
The Salt of Life
Headhunters
The Grey
Some of these movies aren't even listed as 2012, and in fact Post Mortem and Virginia and The Yellow Sea are listed as 2010. Life is so fucked. I can't make qualitative lists, life is too fucked.
I watched Sleepwalk With Me last night. It wouldn't be on the list. So that helps.
I keep fucking up. I watched Like Crazy, which is from 2011, and wouldn't make a list. Is anyone going to catch up on releases via Netflix streaming, are there streamers here?
Should've been clear with my last post -- that's a list of movies I want to watch soon, is anyone else interested in watching any of them, let's watch them and we can chat. We can be friends.
I'll watch Get the Gringo and we can do a 'How Did This Get Made' like discussion of it.
Deal. Can we do it after Christmas? It's not high priority, honestly I want to watch it 'cause Benoît Debie was the dp.
Watched Oslo, August 31st, which had a really strong ending that I think elevated it, cinematically, above similar movies -- dreary Scandinavian movies and "starting over" movies. Elevated it above Vinterberg's Submarino, for example. It's kind of like the camera came off the tripod and the narrative went with it, maybe nothing amazing but really strong and character based. The transcendent strobing-lights club scene is popular this year. "Under Your Spell" plays in the background of a party scene and it was the most distracting thing in the entire world, plus the song was already stuck in my head 'cause earlier I'd been talking about Drive.
Went to watch The Loneliest Planet but the subtitles are giant yellow fuckers that are CC so they tell me when someone is [coughing]. Really distracting. What should I do
favorite movies
deep blue sea
the master
lincoln
the comedy
dark horse
moonrise kingdom
bernie
other good movies
zero dark thirty
dark knight rises
holy motors
overrated
argo
flight
django
underrated
john carter
premium rush
will edit list after i see these movies
turin horse
amour
sun don't shine
the hobbit
among others...
its kind of amazing
I think two Premium Rush fans finding each other counts as a holiday miracle!
I will enlist the films that I saw in 2012 that really stood out for me. I'm not sure about the 2011-2012 dates but most of these are films I saw after the first half of the year was over. In alphabetical order:
BERNIE (Richard Linklater)
Awesome film that manages to be a dark comedy and a drama, and a semi documentary on texas. Jack Black's best performance ever and my favorite performance by anyone this year, by far. It's very underrated.
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (Martin Scorsese)
Agree with anyone who claims this is pretty much a standard doc, and in principle, I agree with the notion that the Dylan doc is a masterpiece in this one isn't. Fine. But I saw this twice and it made me cry both times. There's something about the way it is structured that works, and I find it closer in spirit to Kundun and Last Temptation within Scorsese's filmography.
KILLER JOE (William Friedkin)
This one is something to behold. I love movies like this, too fucked up for the arthouse crowd to embrace or the "normal" moviegoing public to enjoy.
MARGARET (Kenneth Lonnergan)
Haven't seen the five hour cut yet, but it's a masterful film and one of a dying species. Couldn't recommend it enough. I also liked the "old school" cinematography, a.k.a. without excessive color timing.
MELANCHOLIA (Lars Von Trier)
No need to say anything.
MISTERIOS DE LISBOA (Raoul Ruiz)
Hopefully some more people around here will get to see this. It was the biggest surprise I had all year. I made a thread for it where I talk a little about what I like. (Don't remember if I actually started the thread but there's one, I'm sure).
NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ / NOSTALGIA OF THE LIGHT (Patricio Guzman)
This is a beautiful, beautiful film. I don't know if anyone has seen it here, but it's an unforgettable little documentary that branches out to contemplate the whole universe. Highly recommended.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
I was shocked with this film, because the only other movie I had seen from this director (Clouds of May) was a pretty forgettable experience. This is a detailed police procedural that takes it's time to become philosophical. From the very first shot I knew it was going to be very special.
POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas)
No wonder this was booed at Cannes. it actually has balls, unlike most of the arthouse cinema around. I guess time will tell, and hopefully when more people around here have seen it I can hear more opinions, but I found it to be exhilarating and liberating, scary, intense and moving. Reygadas has been an escalating experience for me. Each new film of his I have liked more than the last.
A SEPARATION (Asghar Farhadi)
Awesome film. I already wrote a few words on it in it's own thread.
TABÚ (Miguel Gomes)
Perhaps my other big surprise of the year (both from Portugal, actually. It's the film The Artist should have been, and it proves you can find new ways to tell a story and elevate any material to become a masterpiece, which this film is, I think.
TYRANNOSAUR (Paddy Considine)
Damn this film is bleak, but so assured and to the point and so fantastically acted by the two leads, I', very surprised no one here has talked too much about it. You guys gotta see this.
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POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas)
No wonder this was booed at Cannes. it actually has balls, unlike most of the arthouse cinema around. I guess time will tell, and hopefully when more people around here have seen it I can hear more opinions, but I found it to be exhilarating and liberating, scary, intense and moving. Reygadas has been an escalating experience for me. Each new film of his I have liked more than the last.
I did see this, and it was a powerful cinematic experience, but I can't think of what to say about it other than that. All I really remember about it now are the images. So, I'd like to talk about it, but what would I say? I would have to see it again and hear others talk about it, because I'm at a loss as to exactly what I think about it. I don't know how the distribution of this film is gonna work, though.
Quote from: Alexandro on December 28, 2012, 04:58:51 PM
POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas)
I saw it too! I also don't know what to say!
While it's a little too abstract for me to flat-out love (I'd rank it slightly below Silent Light, well above Battle in Heaven and Japon), I agree that it's totally ballsy and scary and moving and all that. I felt the whole film worked wonderfully but not entirely as a whole, if that makes sense. The opening and the ending (not the
ending ending, but the scene just before) especially contain some of the best images I saw this year. The orgy. The devil. The rugby. The dogs. These stand out in my memory. Not so much the family drama, although I enjoyed it at the time. The other stuff sort of overwhelmed it maybe. Really, I'm nit-picking here. It's a great film. Sucks that it's probably gonna be hard to see again.
Quote from: Alexandro on December 28, 2012, 04:58:51 PM
NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ / NOSTALGIA OF THE LIGHT (Patricio Guzman)
This is a beautiful, beautiful film. I don't know if anyone has seen it here, but it's an unforgettable little documentary that branches out to contemplate the whole universe. Highly recommended.
You can watch this online for free at the pbs website until january 16.
Trust me, it is worth it.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/nostalgiaforthelight/#.UN84wYnjlWJ
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Quote from: Alexandro on December 28, 2012, 04:58:51 PM
POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas)
No wonder this was booed at Cannes. it actually has balls, unlike most of the arthouse cinema around. I guess time will tell, and hopefully when more people around here have seen it I can hear more opinions, but I found it to be exhilarating and liberating, scary, intense and moving. Reygadas has been an escalating experience for me. Each new film of his I have liked more than the last.
I did see this, and it was a powerful cinematic experience, but I can't think of what to say about it other than that. All I really remember about it now are the images. So, I'd like to talk about it, but what would I say? I would have to see it again and hear others talk about it, because I'm at a loss as to exactly what I think about it. I don't know how the distribution of this film is gonna work, though.
Nathalia Acevedo introduced the movie when I saw it and she gave good advice, which was to not think about the movie, but experience the movie. This is basically what I heard Béla Tarr say when introducing The Turin Horse too. And it makes me think of what Carax has said about Holy Motors audiences, that certain people try to like the movie by 'outsmarting' the movie, but Motors isn't built that way.
Not to say these movies aren't for thinking 'cause of course they are. I think certain moviesmakers are wanting to build their movies differently, and maybe the normal ways we think and talk about movies need to be tweaked in order to talk about them.
What I mean is, those images that you remember -- hold them in your hand. It's important. Those are yours. That's important.
Quote from: trashculturemutantjunkie on December 31, 2012, 01:30:03 PM
This is basically what I heard Béla Tarr say when introducing The Turin Horse too. And it makes me think of what Carax has said about Holy Motors audiences, that certain people try to like the movie by 'outsmarting' the movie, but Motors isn't built that way.
"What does all that rain
mean?" someone asked Tarr during a Satantango Q&A. "It means it's fucking raining," Tarr responded.
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Quote from: trashculturemutantjunkie on December 31, 2012, 01:30:03 PM
This is basically what I heard Béla Tarr say when introducing The Turin Horse too. And it makes me think of what Carax has said about Holy Motors audiences, that certain people try to like the movie by 'outsmarting' the movie, but Motors isn't built that way.
"What does all that rain mean?" someone asked Tarr during a Satantango Q&A. "It means it's fucking raining," Tarr responded.
Haha, what a great answer.
I started 2013 with watching two great documentaries from 2012, Indie Game: The Movie and Searching for Sugarman. Recommended.
Other then that, I haven't watched that many great films from 2012. Killing Them Softly is definitely the best one I've seen yet.
Polkablues' 5 Middlest Movies of 2012
Your ultimate guide to what was neither here nor there in the year of the failed apocalypse
(4-way tie for fifth place)
5. Haywire
A movie that aimed low and nailed its target square in the balls. Especially middling when held up against Soderbergh's other output from last year.
5. Wreck-It Ralph
Perfectly delightful, but even a sugar-addled 7-year-old could tell it's not Pixar.
5. Total Recall
A much better movie than the original. A much less batshit insane movie than the original. A much more forgettable movie than the original.
5. House at the End of the Street
Even Jennifer Lawrence's white tank-tops can not elevate this script beyond passable.
1. For a Good Time, Call...
I honestly couldn't even tell you if I liked this movie or not. Easily the middlest movie I've seen in years.
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5. Total Recall
A much better movie than the original.
Let's. Not. Go there.
Already went.
Haha... boy, that's the last straw. I will never be able to take a Polka review seriously again.
The original Total Recall is a big dumb mess, but it's a singularly entertaining and eminently memorable mess. It's a great movie, but it is by no means a GOOD movie. The remake is perfectly competent and immediately forgotten. That's all I was saying.
The original is a well thought-out, very intentional mess. Verhoeven knew what he was doing. Like it or not.
The remake has no idea what's going on and is trying to impress everybody and ends up being a terrible video game.
I agree with both of you wholeheartedly. You guys should do a podcast.
I like polka's list and the idea. These are my fav movies that prob wouldn't make a tops list for a good or bad reason.
Abe Lincoln Vamp Hunter
The stampeding horses fight scene was a gem and a half. Dude throws a horse at another dude, that's all I'm saying.
Three Stooges
These guys are so silly. Larry David plays a fucking nun.
Dredd 3D
Bleeds neon. Pulses crap. Total package.
Crazy Horse
Combines my love of Frederick Wiseman and burlesque clubs. I like Wiseman's pretty phase.
Rock of Ages
This was trash culture's Les Mis in like multiple ways. Great opening right.
Detention
Pop opera mess with mad imagination. If he could combine imagination with knowing wtf is happening he could reign as king. LA's best kept secret.
Goodbye First Love
Worried it won't make a tops list and I thought it was romantic. So romantic! Crush on this movie.
Snow White Hunts Man
When that creature in the forest, the magical beautiful one -- oh man :(
Klown
Fuck these jerks. Jerkest movie of the year.
Lincoln
I like antique stores, specially old-timey ones. <3
Wrong
For like 20mins thought it was going to be great. Conversational distance lol. Some pretty big lols, but gets a lil tedious lez be honest.
Beasts of Sundance Wild
Little girl was a tough one! She inspired me.
The Hunt
"Kids never lie" Ahahahaha. Fav movie to joke about
when are we gonna do the xixaxies? when does that whole thing start?
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Beasts of Sundance Wild
Little girl was a tough one! She inspired me.
This made me laugh out loud.
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when are we gonna do the xixaxies? when does that whole thing start?
TBD
I got catching up to do, but from what I've seen, my favorite flick of last year was Alps. Yorgos Lanthimos is probably my favorite filmmaker right now. The type of stories he crafts and the way he allows them to unfold is high-level shit. Dogtooth was great but Alps was just something else. It had the same sort of off the wall premise (eventually), but it was grounded in a reality and real world aesthetic that Dogtooth lacked. It builds slow, but that's exactly what makes it amazing. You find yourself still watching, waiting to see where it will go and by the half hour mark you don't even care if it goes anywhere because you're fascinated and paying attention............ and that's when it reveals itself. It's not an explosion or an elaborate set piece -- it's just people being people and having emotions, intentions, motives but most of all, compassion. You're hooked and you turn off your phone, put the dog outside and cancel the pizza you just ordered because you don't want any distractions for the remainder of the films running time. That's what great films do and that's what Alps does. At its most basic level, you could even say it's a film within a film, actors playing actors, but it never lets the audience in on the joke. It isn't until a couple days later when you can't stop thinking about this devastating film that you finally realize, "......wait, that movie was funny as shit. wtf just happened?" Haneke used to be great at this, but Lanthimos just takes it to another level.
The Master was amazing, maybe PTA's best film. I saw it once in the theater and then it was gone and never got a chance to see it again. It has tons of layers that I think about, but I can't tell if they're worth deciphering and crunching numbers trying to crack or if it's just a troll job by PTA for us on this board to agonize over. As I get older and don't put so much stock into movies being cool, I started to realize that PTA's early movies aren't really that amazing like I used to think, they're just really fucking fun and neat to watch and think about. Sydney and Boogie Nights are just a young snotty punk making homages and working with people he thought were under the radar cool. Magnolia is still one of my most favorite films ever, but that's only because like most on this board, it came out at a prominent time in my early teenage life where I started to realize movies were more than just dinosaur parks and killer dolls with red hair (the first two greatest movies for anyone born in the early to mid 80's), and could be something more if you took a look and watched. Magnolia is excessive, overblown, pretentious, ham fisted and ill advised, but it's a part of my life and will always have a special place in my heart. PDL is an experiment and is the only one of his films that deserves more credit than it gets. TWBB? Certified American masterpiece. Best film of the 00's. I watch it every day. PTA had always been moving up with each subsequent film and after CMBB, The Master almost feels like a step down, but that's only on scale. It has more character development than any of PTA's previous films and at its heart that's what it is, and that's what all of PTA's movies always wanted to be, but they were always filled with homages. Too many actors and flashy filmmaking techniques. He was almost schizo in the way he made movies. Everyone had their idea of what his identity was. He used ensembles like Altman, he used violence and cinematography like Scorsese, wrote dialogue like Mamet, etc, etc, etc. He was like a Frankenstein monster who did things okay that others filmmakers did really well, but The Master feels like the first ever "PTA Film." It's a flick where it's his own style and nobody else's. Sure, there are influences, but the only rip-offs are him ganking from himself. He finally started believing in himself! And it shows. Freddie is a PTA character. The way he fights, concocts moonshine and talks about pussy, it's something only a PTA character would do, and he did. It has all the shit PTA movies have and none of the shit he ripped off from other dudes in his other movies. Like when Freddie is working as a dept. store photographer and takes photos, PTA could have done a closeup of a flashbulb explosion like Scorcese does, it would have been perfect, but no, Freddie just fights shitty then splits. PTA has his own style now. I'm a snob so I'll wait for the bluray before I nitpick and analyze it's nuances, but it's pretty incredible. The auditing scene may be the best scene PTA has ever done. The editing is bonkers.
Other movies I liked...
The Imposter - Didn't want to watch it because of it's spoilerific title, but it's so much more.
Keep the Lights On - The main character is really bright, and he's always getting turned on, so I'm not sure if that's the meaning of the title or if I'm just over analyzing. Really quality flick.
Magic Mike - Soderbergh at his best. Pounding back cold ones and just having a good time with his bros.
Killer Joe - Haha, oh my. Watch it late at night when you can't sleep.
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia - It says so much with so little. Pretty admirable.
Moonrise Kingdom - Hated his last few flicks but this was cute as fuck. Wes Anderson to the core, a good thing now. I wish Bruce Willis would do more comedy.
The Loneliest Planet - Haha, what a coward. But seriously, you can't live that down.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning/The Raid: Redemption - If you weren't feeling manly and shadow boxing in front of the big mirror in your parents room after watching these then you probably watched The Avengers.
The Grey - Flying is just something humans aren't made for -- haven't evolved enough yet. And nature? We're too evolved for that. Can't survive in the wilderness anymore. Houseboats is as good as it gets for us.
Forgettable...
Holy Motors - Dumb. Type of movie I would have loved back then, but front now, it's just not happening. Back then me would probably say I just didn't get it then call myself a faggot. I was a real homosexual back then.
Django Unchained - Tarantino does silly shit, revises history, makes frat boys fist pump. Yawn, alright?
Want to see but need a guinea pig... :yabbse-undecided:
The Turin Horse - Is there any real animal cruelty?
Hated...
Lincoln - Der, I'm Lincoln, I did legislature shit, signed documents and filed paperwork. I also played dice and drank forties with bruthas until I got shot in the dome and went out in a blaze of glory. Let's watch a movie about the legislature shit.
Worst of the year...
The Dark Knight Rises is the only answer. The fuck? It's like first they came up with an awesome plot. Check it -- Batman is laying low, dormant for years, his skills have deteriorated. Then Bane shows up, exiles Batman and takes the whole city of Gotham hostage, THEN.....Batman comes BACK and bravely saves Gotham. Sounds fucking awesome right? They marketed it with this awesome plot so you know it had to be good, right? WRONG. You see, what they never marketed was what happened in between......and that's because they never fucking figured out how to get from point A, to point B to point C, so they just filled it with corny fat nerd bullshit in between. Classic sum was bigger than it's parts piece of shit dork movie abomination bitchass filmmaking by the previously imaginative Chris Nolan who is now a hack and should be shot on sight and his body displayed in broad daylight for all nerds to see if they could stand the sun's rays.